Overview

Criminology and criminal justice professionals work in a variety of areas including victim services, re-entry, law enforcement, the courts, community and institutional corrections, non-profit services, law and education.

Jobs

Criminology

Criminology is the study of the causes, correction, and prevention of crime using approaches from myriad disciplines including sociology, biology, psychology, economics, statistics, public policy, and philosophy.

Corrections

Institutional and community-based corrections balance public safety with offender rehabilitation. Re-entry programs and offender rehabilitation programs help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reintegrate into society. Jobs include:
Institutional correctional officer
Probation officer
Parole officer
Caseworker in re-entry or rehabilitation agency

Courts

Work within the legal system to serve justice. Jobs include:

Bailiffs
Court clerks
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
Paralegals and legal assistants (requires additional education)
Lawyers (requires additional education)

Crime Scene Investigator

Help solve crimes with the application of science. Crime scene investigators collect and preserve evidence at the crime scene and prepare it for analysis in the lab.

Law Enforcement

Serve communities by enforcing the law with the goals of providing public safety and maintaining public order. Jobs include:

Municipal police officer
Sheriff deputy
Non-sworn support employees in municipal police departments (e.g., crime analysts or public information officers)
Federal law enforcement
Specialized law enforcement (port, airport, transit, fish and game, etc.)

Professional Staff

In public safety job environments, there are support personnel (professional staff) that support their overall mission. These positions are essential to the success of the team and can also lead to other opportunities in the criminal justice field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Criminal Justice System in Society

Research, Writing, and Reasoning for Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes
Policing
Corrections: Theory, Policy and Practice
Criminological Theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2028-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

units

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Long Beach, United States

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice View 839 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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105

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3.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All first-year student applicants must submit the following items:

File a CSULB application through Cal State Apply by the deadline
Have earned a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA or "B'" grade according to the CSULB GPA scale.
Fulfill CSULB's English Language Requirement
Have completed at least 1 year of high school mathematics. Applicants to STEM majors must have at least 3 years of high school mathematics.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

19646 USD / year

≈ 19646 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6838 USD / year

≈ 6838 USD / year

Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $471.00 for each unit of credit you take to your tuition total.

Living costs

Long Beach

United States

1400 - 2000 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Jobs

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

Long Beach

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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